The Fabulous Ice Age

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The Fabulous Ice Age chronicles a century of theatrical skating, from Berlin’s Charlotte in 1915, to America’s Ice Follies, Ice Capades, Holiday on Ice, and the Sonja Henie shows. The film illustrates how ice dancing dominated live entertainment for decades, while also depicting one skaters’ passionate quest to share this history. Never-before-seen footage, photos and memorabilia highlight a handful of skaters, producers and entrepreneurs who helped change the modern skating world. Starting in America with the Hippodrome, hotel shows and big arena shows, Holiday on Ice then brought skating to Europe, behind the Iron Curtain, to Asia, Africa and South America, where entertainment on ice had never been seen before. [Synopsis courtesy of Napa Valley Film Festival]